On Friday, the Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats were fully in charge, breezing past the Boyd County Spartans 50-22 at home. Considering the Wildcats have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cole Heimes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 255 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 94 yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 57 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hartington-Newcastle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boyd County only rushed for 177.
Hartington-Newcastle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Heimes and Cole Rosener. Those 255 rushing yards gave Heimes a new career-high.
Despite the loss, Boyd County still got an impressive performance from Hudson Hoffman, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hoffman didn't just play on offense: he also made 12 total tackles and defended a pass.
The victory made it two in a row for Hartington-Newcastle and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Boyd County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Hartington-Newcastle is taking a road trip to face off against Bloomfield at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hartington-Newcastle is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Boyd County, they and Crofton are set to duel on Friday. Crofton will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Boyd County surely won't give up without a fight.
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